User manual SANYO VPC-CG9EX

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL Digital Movie Camera VPC-CG9EX VPC-CG9 VPC-CG9GX Important note This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-CG9EX, VPC-CG9 and VPC-CG9GX. Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such. Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet "SAFETY MANUAL". Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference. Symbols used in this manual HINT CAUTION (page xx) Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay attention to. [. . . ] SAVE AS NEW OVERWRITE OK 6 Select the desired method to save the corrected image, and press the SET button. h The corrected image is saved, and you are returned to the Edit Photo Screen. HINT If the "Red-eye correction not successful" message appears. . . i The correction function works to automatically edit flaws that the camera detects in captured images. Concerning the date and time information for the saved image i When an image is corrected and saved, the recorded date and time of capture (Exif information) remains unchanged from the original image. However, the file date shown on the computer changes to the date and time the image was revised. 111 English EDITING VIDEO CLIPS You can trim away unwanted portions from a video clip and save it as a new video clip (video clip cutting [extracting]). You can also join video clips together and save them as one separate clip ("joining"). Procedure to cut (extract) a portion of a video clip Specify the frames (1, 2) where the video clip is to be cut. 1 2 NORMAL/PLAYBACK A J B C Extract the specified portion. [Two ways to cut the video clip] i Trim away portions A and C, and save portion B. i Delete portion B, and join portions A and C. i The original video clip is not affected. (You can also choose to erase the original video clip when the new clip is saved. ) English 112 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS Procedure to join video clips Specify the video clip that will come first. J Specify the video clip that you wish to append (join). i The video clips are joined. i The original video clips are not affected. (You can also choose to erase the original video clips when the new clip is saved. ) CAUTION Caution when editing video clips i When editing video clips, do not press the REC/PLAY button. If you press the REC/PLAY button while editing video clips, not only will the editing not be properly completed, but the original video clip may also be erased. i As the number or size of the video clips increases, the card memory may become full, making it impossible to edit the video clips. In this case, you will need to free some of the memory on the card, either by deleting files that are no longer necessary (page 73), or by selecting "OVERWRITE" when saving edited video clips (pages 116 and 118). 113 English Video clip cutting (extracting) 1 2 Display the video clip from which you wish to extract a segment. Display the NORMAL Mode Playback Menu (page 37), select "EDIT VIDEO", and press the SET button. EDIT VIDEO CUT JOIN OK NORMAL/PLAYBACK 3 Select "CUT" and press the SET button. h The Cutting Screen appears. Start point CUT 00:00:10 SAVE English 114 EDITING VIDEO CLIPS 4 Specify the start point of the extract. h Use the procedure below to specify the frame from which the video clip extract will start. h Play the video clip until approximately the desired point, pause the video clip, then play the video clip one frame at a time, stopping at the start point of the extract. h If the start point of the video clip is also the start point of the extract, proceed to step 5. <Procedure> Play: After pausing playback, press and hold the SET button to the right for about 2 seconds for forward playback, or to the left for reverse playback. Accelerated playback: During playback, toggle the SET button to the left or right to change the playback speed. Single frame: After pausing playback, toggle the SET button to the right to move forward one frame, or to the left to move back one frame. [. . . ] <Advantage of using the manual focus> i Images can be quickly captured without waiting for the autofocus to activate. i Because you are presetting the focus distance, the focus can be more accurate. <Using the manual focus effectively> i When photographing a moving subject, press the [ ] button just before the subject reaches the focus distance, and the shutter will be released when the subject is at the correct distance. i Use manual focus to avoid incorrectly focused images when there is an object between the camera and the subject you wish to focus on. APPENDICES English 210 HINTS FOR TAKING PICTURES Shooting portraits (portrait mode >) Points: i Choose a background that doesn't detract from your subject. [. . . ]